Car doorlock



March 13, 1934. w BEAUCHAMP 1,950,837

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I ii/77172121 I Patented Mar. 13, 1934 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE CAR DOORLOCK Wilfred A. Beauchamp, Chicago, 111., assignor to Camel Company, Chicago, 111., a corporation of Illinois Application June 13, 1932, Serial No. 616,873 12 Claims. (Cl. 2922,83)

This invention relates to car door locks and is sitions to indicate the mode of operation of the directed more particularly to locks for sliding lock.

car doors. Figure 3 is a horizontal section taken on line It is an object of this invention to provide a 3--3 of Figure l. look for sliding car doors embodying a lock mem- Figure 4 is a vertical section taken on line 4-4; (15

her and a locking pin only insertable in said lock of Figure 1.

member prior to the securement thereof to a car Figure 5 is a vertical section taken on line 5;-5 and not normally removable therefrom after of Figure 4. such securement. Figure 6 is a sectional view similar to Figure 4 A further object is to provide a lock for sliding illustrating the manner of supporting the fasten- 711 car doors embodying a hasp and a tapered fasing pin upon the lock member in the inoperative tening pin cooperating with said hasp to secure position of the pin.

said doors in closed position. Figure 1' is a horizontal section taken on line A further object is to provide a locl; for sliding 7-7 of Figure 1. car doors embodying a downwardly tapering fas- This invention embodies improvements in the toning pin and means for preventing undesired invention described and claimed in the co-pendupward creeping of said pin in the operative poing application filed October 11, 1930, Serial No. sition of said lock. 487,939 now Patent No. 1,877,263, granted Sept.

A further object is to provide a lock for sliding 13, 1932.

its doors comprising a member carrying a vertically As in the above identified co-pending applicaso movable fastening pin, said member and said pin tion the improved lock for car doors of the inbeing provided with cooperating projections for stant invention is shown applied to the double preventing upward creeping of said pin in the doors of an automobile house car. The invenoperative position of said look beyond a predetertion, however, is of suflicient scope to permit the g5 mined point. application of the improved look upon box cars-- 35 A further object is to provide a lock for sliding that is, upon cars in which single sliding doors car doors comprising a vertically positioned fas- .are employed upon each side of the car. The tening pin having an inclined side and a hasp doors illustrated are the auxiliary door 10 and having a laterally extending similarly inclined the main door ll of the double door construction.

:3 lug engageable with the inclined side of said pin The auxiliary door, as clearly illustrated in Figgo in the operative position of said lock. ures 1, 2 and 3, is preferably made of metal cm- A further object is to provide a lock for sliding bodying a metallic panel 12 provided with a plus doors comprising a vertically positioned fastenrality of spaced horizontal corrugations l3 and a ing pin having a side forming an obtuse angle vertical corrugation 14 adjacent each vertical :3 with the face of said pin and a hasp having a margin of the door. Only one of the vertical core 5 similarly inclined lug engageable with said side rugations is illustrated. Secured to the forward of the pin in the operative position of said lock. edge of the auxiliary door 10 is a metallic post A further object is to provide a lock for sliding or jamb 15 provided with a nailing strip l6 and car doors comprising a member, a tapered pin maintained against rotation relative to said door 4:3 and a hasp, the pin and the member having proby means of a knee brace 17 secured to the post jections engageable when the pin is in a suband to the door. Riveted to the post 15 through stantially vertical plane to prevent upward move- 'a flange positioned between said post and the ment thereof, and said member, pin and hasp margin of the forward edge of the auxiliary door having cooperating means for maintaining said is an angle member 18 which cooperates with 5 pin inasubstantially vertical plane. the post to provide a recess 19 to receive the A further object is to provide a lock for sliding front edge angle member 20 secured to the for--. doors comprising a member and a fastening pin, ward margin of the main door 11. The vertical said member and pin having cooperating projeco rug t on 4 is p e e ably rei f r ed by means tions engageable in the elevated and forwardly of the channel shaped member 21. The main 53 inclined position of the pin for support of the door 11 is also of metallic construction and em- 1 pin in its elevated position. bodies a metallic panel 22 provided with a plu- Other objects of this invention will become aprality of horizontal corrugations 23 and a pluparent as the description thereof proceeds. rality of Ve c ru a i 24 disposed,

In the drawings forming a part of this specifispectively, adjacent the vertical margins of the 55 ti door. One only of such vertical corrugations is Figure 1 is a fragmentary elevation showing illustrated.

the application of the lock of the invention to The lock for the doors above described comthe double doors of a railway house car. prises a hasp fastener 25 positioned upon one of Figure 2 is a view similar to Figure 1 showin the horizontal corrugations 23 of the main door 60 the double doors and the lock in two of their po- 11 and secured thereto by means of rivets 26 extending through said fastener, the panel 22 and a backing member 27 positioned on the inner side of the door. As clearly illustrated in Figure 3 of the drawings the backing member which lies within the horizontal corrugation 23 to which the hasp fastener is secured is extended so as to lie within the vertical corrugation 24. This extension of the backing member 27 is permitted because of the fact that the horizontal corrugations merge within the vertical corrugations of the door. By such extension the neck 28 of the hasp fastener is adapted to extend through aligned openings in the corrugation 24 and in the backing member 27 so that the stress applied to said neck is carried directly back through the backing member to the securing rivets 26. The extension additionally serves to reinforce the vertical corrugation 24 and because of the integral a structure between the reinforcing portion of the backing member and the remainder of said member said portions is effective to prevent tearing of the panel at the vertical corrugation and the pulling out of the end of the neck portion 28 extending into said portion. The subject straight sides of the housing relative thereto.

matter of the hasp fastener as above described is not claimed herein but will be made the sub-.

ject matter of a separate application.

Pivotally supported from the neck of the hasp fastener is a hasp 29. The hasp is provided with a slot 30 and extending from said hasp adjacent one end of said slot is a vertically inclined lug 31. Attention is invited to the fact that the lug 31 is provided with a face or abutment portion 32 extend ng at an obtuse angle from the outer face of the hasp. V

A lock member 33 is secured to the auxiliary door 10 by means of rivets 34 extending through said member, the door and a backing member 35. The lock member is positioned upon a horizontal corrugation 13 of the auxiliary door and the backing member 35 lies within said corrugation. Additional rivets 36 are used to secure the lock member to the door. The lock member 33 is provided with a pair of vertically spaced housing members 3'7 and 38. A lug 39 extends from the lock member between the housing members. The housing member 37 is provided with an inward extension 40 positioned opposite to a downwardly and outwardly inclined portion 41 provided on the rear of the housing member. As clearly shown in Figure 7 of the drawings this down wardly and outwardly inclined portion of the housing member extends from the right hand portion of the housing member as viewed in Figure 7, stopping substantially midway between the ends of said housing member. The remainder of the rear of the housing member presents a substantially vertical wall. The lower housing member 38 is provided with a lug 42 extending downwardly therefrom. The outer end of the lower housing member is extended toprovide a flange 43 in which a slot 44 is provided. A shoulder 45 extends outwardly from the lock member adjacent said flange 43 in position to under lie the fastening pin 46 of the door look when said pin is in a predetermined position.

The fastening pin 46 is provided preferably with a straight side 47 adapted to abut against members 37 and 38 and an inclined side 48, the inclination of which corresponds to the inclination of the lug 31 provided on the hasp. The fastening pin is adapted to be received within the housing members 37 and 38 and to have vertical movement The inclined side of the outer face of the fastening pin extends at an obtuse angle from said pin as indicated at 49 and corresponds to the obtuse angle on the face 32 of the lug 31 of the hasp. The lower end of the fastening pin is provided with a lateral projection 50 in which an opening 51 is formed. Spaced vertically above the lateral projection is a shoulder 52. A head 53 is provided upon the fastening pin.

With a door lock of the character above described the fastening pin 46 must be assembled with the lock member 33 by insertion of the pin into the housing member prior to the securement of said lock member to the auxiliary door or other part of the car. This assembly is effected by inclining the pin rearwardly relative to the lock member so that the lateral projection 50 at the lower end or" the pin may be slid along the downwardly and outwardly inclined portion 41 at the rear of the upper housing member. After the assembly of the pin with the lock member and the attachment of said member to the auxiliary door it is impossible to completely release the pin from the lock member inasmuch as engagement between the lateral projection 50 and the shoulder 40 provided on the upper housing member prevents such retraction when the pin is in a vertical plane. The fastening pin cannot be inclined rearwardly, because of its engagement with the auxiliary door, a sufiicient amount to permit the pin to be Withdrawn along the downwardly and outwardly inclined portion of the upper housing member. As clearly illustrated in Figure 6 of the drawings, the pin in its inoperative position may be inclined forwardly so that the lower portion thereof engages the rear of the upper housing member and the shoulder 52 rests upon the inward extension 40. In view of this construction, it is not necessary for the operator to maintain the pin in retracted position while releasing or applying the hasp in proper relation with the lock member.

In positioning the hasp relative to the lock member prior to the projection of the pin in locking position the lug 39 of the lock member must be seated within the slot 30, provided in the hasp, in order that the fastening pin may be properly seated. This insures the projection of the pin in its locking position to such an extent that alignment between the slot 51, provided in the pin, and the slot 44, provided in the flange of the lock member, will be had so that a seal (not shown) may be extended through said aligned slots.

A certain amount of difficulty has been experienced with the lock or the hereinbefore identified co-pending application with regard to the tendency of the'tapered pin to creep upwardly to such an extent that the seal has, in a few instances, been broken.- The comtruction of the door lock of the instant application obviates this difiiculty. It will be apparent from a casual inspection of Figure 4 of the drawings that when the fastening pin 46 is maintained in a substantially vertical plane, engagement between the lateral projection 50, adjacent the lower end of the pin, and the lug 42, provided on the lower housing member 38, will occur prior to the breaking of the seal and prevent further upward movement of the pin. The shoulder 45 extending from the lock member and underlying the pin, aids in maintaining the position of the pin in a substantially vertical plane. However, in order not to interfere with the projection of the pin within the housing members and to permit release thereof, the coaction above described between the lateral extension 50 and the lug 42 may not be had if the pin assumes such position within the housing members that the lower edge thereof is positioned slightly above the shoulder 45. To provide against this contingency the obtuse angularity between the face 32 of the lug 31 of the hasp and of the tapered side of the fastening pin 46 is provided. It is clear, with such obtuse angularity of these parts, that there will be a: tendency to maintain the pin in a substantially vertical plane under the pull exerted upon the hasp when in its operative position. The possibility of upward creeping of the pin has been further minimized by the vertical inclination given to the lug 31 of the hasp and the side of the pin cooperating with said lug. As clearly illustrated in Figure 5 of the drawings the, straight side of the pin abuts against straight sides of the housing members 3'? and 38 in the operative position of the pin. This relationship between the pin, the hasp and the housing members has been found, through actual experimentation, to most effectively resist upward movement of the pin.

The structural embodiment of the invention may be subjected to many modifications and changes in the details thereof without departing from the spirit of the invention. It is intended, therefore, that all such modifications and changes shall be comprehended within the invention, which is to be limited only by the scope of the claims appended hereto.

I claim:

1. A lock for a sliding car door comprising a lock member adapted to be secured to a relatively stationary part of the car, a hasp fastener secured to said door, a hasp carried by said fastener, a vertically movable tapered fastening pin carried by said member, a lug provided on said member, said pin having a projection engageable with said lug in the operative position of said lock to prevent upward creeping of said pin beyond a predetermined point.

2. In a railway house car having a sliding door, a lock for said door, said lock comprising a lock member adapted to be secured to a relatively stationary part of said car, a hasp carried by said, said member having a vertically movable tapered fastening pin and a lug, a projection provided on said pin adjacent the lower end thereof, said hasp in the operative position of said lock having engagement with said member and underlying said pin, said projection being engageable with said lug to prevent upward movement of said pin and disengagement from said hasp.

3. In a railway car having a movable member and a relatively stationary member, a lock for said movable member comprising a lock member provided with a lug adapted to be secured to one of said car members, a hasp adapted to be secured to the other of said car members, a vertically movable tapered fastening pin carried by said lock member, a projection provided on said pin, said projection being engageable with said lug in the operative position of said lock to prevent upward movement of said pin, and means to establish said engagement.

4. In a railway car having a movable member and a relatively stationary member, a lock for said movable member comprising a lock member provided with a lug adapted to be secured to one of said car members, a hasp adapted to be secured to the other of said car members, a vertically movable tapered fastening pin carried by said lock member, a projection provided on said pin, said projection being engageable with said lug in the operative position of said look when said pin lies in a substantially vertical plane, and means,

to. position said pin in said plane.

5. In a railway car having a movable memberand a relatively stationary member, a lock for said movable member comprising a lock member provided with a lug adapted to be secured to, one of said car members, a hasp adapted to be secured to the other of said carmembers, a ver-v tically movable tapered fastening pin carried by said lock member, a projection provided on said pin, said projection being engageable with said lug in the operative position of said lock, said lock member having a shoulder extending between said lock member and the inner face of said pin for a portion of the upward movenrientv of the pin to establish said engagement.

6. In a railway house car having a sliding door, a lock for said door, said lock comprising a lock member adapted to be securedto a relatively stationary part of said car, a hasp carried by said door, and a vertically movable tapered fastening pin carried by said lock member, said pin having one vertical side and one inclined side, said hasp being provided with a laterally extending lug similarly inclined and engageable with the inclined side of said pin in the operative position of said lock, the vertical side of said pin abutting said lock member.

'7. In a railway house car having a sliding door, a lock for said door, said lock comprising a lock member adapted to be secured to a relatively stationary part of said car, a hasp carried by said door, and a vertically movable tapered fastening pin carried by said lock member, said pin having one vertical side and one inclined side, said hasp being provided with a laterally extending abutment similarly inclined and engageable with the inclined side of said pin in the operative position of said lock, the vertical side of said pin abutting said lock member, said inclined side and said abutment extending, respectively, obtusely from the outer face of said pin and said hasp.

8. In a railway house car having a sliding door, a lock for said door, said lock comprising a lock member adapted to be secured to a relatively stationary part of said car provided with spaced housings, a hasp carried by said door, a vertically movable tapered locking pin carried in said housings, a lug depending from the lower of said housings, said pin having a projection adjacent its lower end engageable with said lug in the operative position of said pin and said hasp to prevent upward movement of said pin.

9. In a railway house car having a sliding door, a lock for said door, said lock comprising a lock member adapted to be secured to a relatively stationary part of said part, a housing provided on said lo-ck member, a portion of the rear wall of said housing being inclined downwardly and outwardly and a locking pin, said pin being only insertable in a downwardly and outwardly inclined position in said housing at said inclined portion prior to the securement of said lock member to the relatively stationary part of the car.

10. In a railway house car having a sliding door, a lock for said door, said lock comprising a lock member adapted to be secured to a relatively stationary part of said car, a housing provided on said lock member, a portion of the rear wall of said housing being inclined downwardly and outwardly and a locking pin, said pin being only insertable in a downwardly and outwardly inclined position in said housing at said inclined portion prior to the securement of said lock member to the relatively stationary part of the car, and

means preventing removal of said pin after securement of said lock member to said part of the car.

11. In a railway house car having a sliding door, a lock for said door, said lock comprising a look member adapted to be secured to a relatively stationary part of said car, a housing provided on said look member, a portion of the rear wall of said housing being inclined downwardly and outwardly and a locking pin, said pin being only insertable in a downwardly and outwardly inclined position in said housing at said inclined portion prior to the securement of said lock member to the relatively stationary part of the car, and means preventing removal of said pin after securement of said lock member to said part of the car, said means comprising a lateral extension provided on said housing engageable with an opposed laterally extending projection said pin. 7

12. In a railway house car having a sliding door, a lock for said door, said lock comprising a lock member adapted to be secured to a relatively stationary part of said can, a hasp carried by said door, and a vertically movable tapered fastening pin carried by said lock member, said pin having one vertical side and on inclined side, said hasp being provided with a laterally extending abutment having a similarly inclined side engageable with the inclined side of said pin. in the operative position of said lock, the vertical side of said pin abutting said lock member, one of said inclined sides extending obtusely to the outer face of the part upon which it is provided.

provided on WILFRED A. BEAUCHAMP! CERTIFICATE OF CORRECTION.

Patent No. 1,950,837. March 13, 1934.

WILFRED A. BEAU CHAMP.

It is hereby certified that error appears in the printed specification of the above numbered patent requiring correction as foliows: Page 3, iine 132, claim 9, for "part" second occurrence, read ear; and that the said Letters Patent should he read with this cerrection therein that the same may coniorm to the record of the case in the Patent Office.

Signed and sealed this 15th day of May, A. D. 1934.

Bryan M. Battey (Seal) Acting fiommissiener ei Patents, 

